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Oskar Diethelm Library

Oskar Diethelm Library

DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy and the Arts
Weill Cornell Medical College
525 East 68th Street, Box 140
New York, NY 10065, United States
Founded in 1936, the Oskar Diethelm Library houses, preserves, and provides access to printed books and serials, archives and manuscripts, photographs, prints, sound and video recordings, and other ephemera and is part of Weill Cornell Medical College's DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy, & the Arts. The library's rare book collection contains approximately 35,000 titles dating back to the 15th century dealing with psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, mesmerism, spiritualism, phrenology, witchcraft, and related topics. World-renowned individuals and organizations are also represented in the approximately 1500 linear feet of archives, including Donald W. Winnicott, Thomas Salmon, and the American Psychoanalytic Association.

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The collection contains original student notes, ephemera, and prints in addition to photocopies and microfilm reels of Rush's lectures delivered to medical students at the University of Pennsylvania from the Library Company of Philadelphia. The collection has four series: Rush's Lecture Notes, Students' Notes of Rush's Lectures, Microfilm, and Prints and Personal Ephemera.
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Ray, Isaac, 1807-1881
This collection contains the papers of Isaac Ray, who is known for his role in the development of the field of psychiatry and the law. The collection has 4 series: Correspondence, Lectures, Publications and Writings, and Phillips’ Will Contest.
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Quen, Jacques M., 1928-
This collection contains the papers of Jacques Quen, who was a historian of psychiatry and active with Cheiron, the International Society for the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The collection has six series: Correspondence, Publications and Writings by Dr. Quen, Publications and Writings by Others, Biographical and Subject Files, Cheiron, and Isaac Ray.